Singapore to open promotion center

Singapore to open promotion center

MEDAN, North Sumatra: Singapore will soon open a tourism promo
tion center in the North Sumatra capital of Medan in order to
attract more Indonesians to visit the city state, a Singaporean
official said.

Ajit Singh, the Singapore Consul General to Indonesia for Riau
province, said that the center would provide information on
tourist attractions in Singapore.

Riau is the neighboring province to North Sumatra.

Ajit said that the tourism center would also serve as liaison
office for Singapore investors wishing to invest in North Sumatra
province.

"The tourism center can also be used by the Indonesian
government to provide potential Singapore investors with
information on business opportunities in North Sumatra," Ajit
said here. -- Antara